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“When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind.”

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

February 28, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars Official book description: August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary – inside. But Auggie is far from ordinary. Ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids don’t get stared at wherever they go. Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the cruelty of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: adapted into film, bullying, cbr12, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, deformity, friendship, Malin, middle grade, R.J. Palacio, Wonder, Young Adult

Malin's CBR12 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: adapted into film, bullying, cbr12, coming-of-age, contemporary fiction, deformity, friendship, Malin, middle grade, R.J. Palacio, Wonder, Young Adult ·
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